James R. Killian Award and Lecture Series

The James R. Killian, Jr. Faculty Achievement Award was established in the
spring of 1971 as a permanent tribute to Dr. James R. Killian, Jr., former MIT president (1948–1959)
and chairman of the Corporation (1959–1971).

The purpose of the award is to recognize extraordinary
professional achievement by MIT faculty members and to communicate their accomplishments to members
of the Institute community. The recipient of the Killian Award holds the title of Killian Award Lecturer for the following
academic year and presents, during that time, one or more lectures to the MIT community on his or
her own professional activities.